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" I'm not afraid to lose my job, and when you're not afraid, you don't feel any pressures. You are not too worried; you can express yourself in a different way. It makes you better, I think. "

Jose Mourinho

Job

Better

Lose

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Everybody

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Manager

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Jose Mourinho

Started

Mind

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Differently

Easy

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Jose Mourinho

Game

Need

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" In football, I'm not so old. At 52, maybe I have 20 years in front of me to coach. But I feel myself as... you might say an 'old fox.' Nothing scares me; nothing worries me too much. It looks like nothing new can happen for me. "